He emigrated to America in 1640. Charles and 14 others of his household were slain in the Indian massacre of 1694 and his garrison house was burned.

On July 18, 1694, a force of about 250 Indians under command of the French soldier, Sebastien de Villes (de Billie) and Father Louis Pierre Thury, attacked settlements in this area on both sides of the Oyster River, killing or capturing approximately 100 settlers, destroying five garrison houses and numerous dwellings. It was the most devastating French and Indian raid in New Hampshire during King William's war.22

Marie apparently was taken to Canada as a captive of the Iroquois from their attack on Durham in 1694, aided and abetted by the French. Both her parents were captured and later killed by the Iroquois. Charles Antoine Plagnol, the commandant of the fort at St. Francois du Lac adopted Mercy and on April 6, 1697 she was baptized as Ursule.22